Constantly innovating, Kenilworth Bakery are the originators of a 1kg doughnut challenge (eat this jammy bad boy in one go and you get it free), a Gaytime and lemon meringue version, and a hollowed-out, Nutella smeared-doughnut that gets filled with locally-roasted coffee. A deliciously efficient way to have your coffee and breakfast. 8 Elizabeth St, Kenilworth; kenilworthbakery.com .

On Flour and Chocolate’s sweet treat weekly calendar, Wednesdays are doughnut day. In addition to the bakery’s soft, European-style filled doughnuts, owner/baker Lachlan Scott dreams up some special “get ’em before they’re gone” flavours, such as peaches and cream, Milo, Persian love cake, Caramilk fudge, apple crumble and pina colada. Morningside, Northgate and Redcliffe; flourandchocolate.com .

Doughnut lovers can explore more than 30 variations at Galactic, with the soft, daily made doughnuts filled with creams and custards, glazed and garlanded with icing, lollies and biscuits, festooned with fruit or dusted with sugar snow, coconut or sprinkles. Even traditionalists will find a fit, with a classic cinnamon option. Various locations; galacticdonuts.com.au .

Like everything else they do, Paddock Bakery’s doughnuts are pure class. Crack the glassy sugar top of a creme brulee doughnut to dig into delicious custard, enjoy the salty crunch of the pretzel crumb atop a salted caramel or the joy of popping candy on your tongue with the “Nutella bot”. They also pump out a cinnamon dusted ring doughnut all day. 20 Hibiscus Haven, Burleigh Heads; paddockbakery.com.

With no shopfront to look after and a razor-sharp focus on a single sweet, the Doughluxe chefs have time to handroll and slow-rise each doughnut, as well as time to dream up new flavours. All their doughnuts are prepared in small batches and offered in short, often seasonal runs in combinations like mandarin curd meringue, hazelnut and baklava, or apple crumble. doughluxedoughnuts.com.au